Small plane with two passengers on board crashes as it came in to land in California

A small Cessna 172 plane with only two people on board crashed just short of the runway as it came in to land at the Catalina airport in California.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department deployed two helicopters to the scene and fire crew confirmed the two passengers survived.

They were both taken by helicopter to the Harbour-UCLA Medical Centre.
One person was ejected during the crash near Airport in the sky, supervising fire dispatcher Ed Pickett told the Los Angeles Times.

A second person, who was trapped under the plane, was later rescued and both victims were taken to a hospital via helicopter, said Kyle Sanford of the fire department.

Information regarding their injuries has not yet been revealed.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said the plane that had taken off from Long Beach Airport crashed under unknown circumstances at about 4.30pm Sunday. 
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.